>>> US Gapping down

Gapping down
In reaction to earnings/guidance
:

  • PVTL -26.3%, KR -8%, OXM -4.7%, HOLX -1.6% (provides update on the financial impact of recent actions; expects Q4 Cynosure revenue to be approx $15 mln lower than prior guidance but reaffirms overall sales guidance)

Other news:

  • PGNX -20.3% (reports top line data for Phase 3 study on a prostate cancer visualization agent; co-primary endpoint of sensitivity was not met)
  • ACOR -17.8% (FDA has extended the PDUFA goal date for its review of the INBRIJA NDA from October 5, 2018 to January 5, 2019)
  • SRTS -11.5% (commenced public offering of common stock)
  • HLNE -4.4% (commences underwritten public offering of 2,880,979 shares of Class A common stock by Hamilton Lane and certain selling stockholders; also filed for 15 mln share Class A common stock shelf offering by selling stockholders )
  • FOMX -4.3% (proposed follow-on underwritten public offering of $70 mln of its ordinary shares)
  • GBT -3.7% (Stat News' Adam Feuerstein out cautious ahead of expected FDA submission for voxelotor in SCD)
  • HL -2.4% (filed for approx 1.87 mln share common stock offering by selling shareholders)
  • XENE -1.8% (prices 4.5 mln shares of common stock at $14.00 per share)
  • FND -1% (announces secondary offering of 10 mln shares by selling stockholders)

Analyst comments:

  • FNSR -4% (downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley)
  • FEDU -3.3% (downgraded to Sell from Neutral at Citigroup)
  • CIEN -2.6% (downgraded to Equal-Weight from Overweight at Morgan Stanley)
  • W -2.5% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill)
  • HOLX -1.6% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BofA/Merrill)
  • TXRH -1.2% (downgraded to Neutral from Buy at BTIG Research)